used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
anew
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
drum-beats
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From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
drumsnounUS /drʌmz/
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
coins made of gold
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
how
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From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
KneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
quenchverbUS /kwentʃ/
satisfy
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
sad-like
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From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
cut with a saw
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
spicenounUS /spaɪs/
aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
tapestriesnounUS /ˈtæpəstriz/
plural of “tapestry” — something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading Let us go back and search the tangled dream And as the muffled drum-beats throb and miss Remember again how early darkness comes To dreams and silence to the drums.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A moment we pause to quench our thirst Kneeling at the water’s edge, the gleam Upon your face is plain: you have wanted this.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
at the time that
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
a Caucasian
From this reading IV Let us go back into the dusk again, Slow and sad-like following the track Of blowing leaves and cool white rain Into the old gray dream, let us go back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
a late time of life
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _Time has charged the years: the old days have returned._ Let us dance by metal waters burned With gold of moon, let us dance With naked feet beneath the young spice trees.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What was that light, that radiance On your face?--something I saw when first You passed beneath the jungle tapestries?
